Legal Opinion

Keith Thomas v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 6, 2014No. 12-5228PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

On Motion for Reconsideration

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

After Appellant, a state prisoner, failed to respond to our order to show cause why he should not be compelled to pay a required filing fee, we dismissed his appeal for failure to prosecute. Now supported by amicus counsel, Appellant has moved for reconsideration of our dismissal, contending that requiring him to pay a filing fee would unconstitutionally deprive him of his right to access the coui’ts. Without reaching this constitutional…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Heckler v. RingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Council of and for the Blind of Delaware County Valley, Inc. v. Donald T. Regan, Secretary of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  4. In re PapandreouCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
  5. Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Lonnie Williams, Jr. v. Daniel ParamoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  2. Asemani v. United States Citizenship & Immigration ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
  3. In re: National Nurses UnitedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2022
  4. Doe v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
  5. An opinion was released in case 22-5251, Michael S. Owlfeather-Gorbey v. AveryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2024

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